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The department appreciates the need to improve the data available about children’s social care, including by making it more relevant to the

The number of childminders and state-funded nursery schools delivering government funded early years provision for children aged 2 to 4 in S

The department is working closely with the Home Office and others on implementing the recommendations in the final report of the Independent

The National Working Group on Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief has been renamed as the National Working Group on Abuse Linked to Accusa

No-one should be held back from accessing education due to their period, which is why the department has launched the period products scheme

The mental health of children is a priority for this government, and the department understands that early intervention in schools can play

The Prime Minister has been clear about the importance of family in ensuring children can thrive and this government is determined to put fa

Today, the Government has published our response to the recommendations made by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (the Panel) rev

The department is investing over £200 million per year, until March 2025, in free holiday club places for children from low-income families,

Through the work of the department’s Regions Group, the department is working closely with Durham County Council to understand the reasons w